| Chilopsis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Tribe: | Catalpeae |
| Genus: | Chilopsis D.Don[1] |
| Species: | C. linearis
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| Binomial name | |
| Chilopsis linearis | |
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| Natural range of Chilopsis linearis | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Bignonia linearis Cav. | |
Chilopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants containing the single species Chilopsis linearis. It is known commonly as desert willow[4] or desert-willow[3] because of its willow-like leaves, but it is not a true willow – being instead a member of the catalpa family.
It is a shrub or tree native to the southwestern United States and Mexico. It is commonly seen in washes and along riverbanks.
- ^ Quattrocchi, U. (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. 1 A-C. CRC Press. p. 514. ISBN 978-0-8493-2675-2.
- ^ "Chilopsis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ^ a b Chilopsis linearis.[permanent dead link] NatureServe. 2012.
- ^ Chilopsis linearis. USDA PLANTS.